I bought a Slysz Bowie because of you sir and my wife thought I was INSANE after paying $650 for it. Best decision ever because I absolutely love it and it brings me what for it .............JOY ! Mad respect from Portland,Oregon 🌹🏙

Awesome to watch the gear of the year review as always Nick! Owning a Tactile Turn bolt action pen and 2 of the 3 of these knives on your final contenders lineup, I completely agree, the Atom is phenomenal in all senses and the Evo Typhoon is spectacular as well. Thank you for a wonderful 2019 of gear reviews and recommendations!

This is the Super Bowl of Nick Shabazz videos. **grabs popcorn**

Congrats to TRM for another great year! The Centros is an absolute delight to carry and use. Very happy for Dylan with the success of his design!

Thank you SO MUCH for shouting out Knifesteelnerds. That man has humbled and informed me in equal measure

Knife Steel Nerds is still incredible in 2021. Huge fan of his work and am a patron as well.

Thanks for your flashlight reviews. They have been helpful this year.

You have son many incredible knives ! Some beautiful and rare pieces that few people own, so please let us dream again with other masterpieces

Merry Christmas Nick, and a happy 2020!

Last week I received my Atom and my Neutron from TRM and I couldn't be more happy with them. I just entered the waiting list for the TRM Nerd that's coming next year in April. Congratulations to Three Rivers Manufacturing

Solid presentation and great choices!

Definitely some solid choices! Thanks for the video

I really appreciate you mentioned Larrin of KnifeSteelNerds - his articles are fantastic. I am also super happy that you gave voice to knives with thin blades - majority of knives on the market today can’t slice an apple, tough they could pry open a nuclear reactor ... if not for the fact that they are ... folders. I have reground GiantMouse Ace Iona to thin convex grind and it became my favorite budget knife after that (I know it has downsides) I am looking forward to your future reviews.

Could not agree more. The Atom and Neutron are two of my favorite carries. Full ti Atom? Oh yes please! Great things coming for 2020. Varied and interesting picks. 👍

Man your videos both make me want to start a KZfaq channel and not because I know I can't be as good as u nick! Thanks for making videos

Your little Victorinox, Nick is Awesome, I had to wait till the second run as it sold out to fast :)) So congratulations on a Awesome knife.

That pen is super cool. Thanks again Nick

I was just at TRM yesterday Marianne mentioned this video to me.

Thanks Nick for showing your wares!

If you could add purchase links or at least a graphic of the name of what you're talking about, that would be really cool

Blade HQ has the second drop of Shabazz victorinox online now. Just picked up the Shabazz, Frankie and bird victorinox 😁

I got the CJRB in carbon from Drop. VERY pleased and glad to see it here....

That Three Rivers Atom had an incredible finish. I only have one knife over $100 but am seriously looking into the Atom. Just a beautiful knife in good steel. To me the fit and finish were the best I've seen on video.

I’m going to have to put that Ritter on my short list. The Atom is great; I’m going to order more scales for it.

Just chiming in to say good choices I think. I've got an Atom in my pocket right now, and it's fantastic. I have two Tactile Turn bolt action pens, the full size in bronze lives on my desk and the shorter titanium model gets carried in my pocket on days I carry a pen. I've even alllllmost pulled the trigger on an Oceanus T200 a few times, and probably will at some point. While the higher end models are no doubt more advanced and probably 'nicer', I prefer the look of the simple T200 with it's super clean and uncluttered dial.

Really glad I got on that micro Evo list...but anyway CONGRATS MARIANNE!!!

I really want to get a TRM Atom. Really nice knife. The Hogue Ritter RSK is my favorite EDC following the Spyderco Para 3 in Maxamat and the Benchmade Bugout.

The final solution... the moment you realized what you had said and switched it I shot cola out of my nose. Lol wonderful video and I think I'm going to have to take a look at one of those ad15s.

"It made it really hard Choosing this final solution-er--making this choice." I see what you did there Heinrich lol.

Your midrange is my high end. I prefer the Hogue over the TRM but only because it fits my big hands better. But my knife of this year is the Benchmade Super Freek.

I am curious how much the Shabazz effect will have on secondary market prices of the Evo Typhoon.

Please put the urls up for the products you review. You talk too fast to write it down while listening!

Agree on the Centros, what a beauty!

You had some interesting picks here. Civivi Elementum should have been at least an honorable mention for your best budget. And flashlights, come on man, Olight knocked it out of the park this year with the S1R Baton II in the red +Copper, the I3T EOS in Desert Tan, and the i1R 2 EOS.

Hey...once again...thanks for warning me against watches...the sun will ALWAYS be less expensive, except on cloudy days...lol. I did miss an appointment awhile back. It was a cloudy day...my phone was dead and I ended up spending an extra hour to see the Doc.

That atom came up and I said to my wife "that'll win," she didn't care. I was right though.

Nick review an IWC Aquatimer. It's an amazing instrument that I think you'll enjoy. Especially if you appreciate legibility and lume!

Wow. The Herman Knives Dragonfly scales are the coolest thing I've seen a knife wearing. Thanks for this review. Damn you for causing me to obsess over a knife I can't afford (and stay married).

Did you made a review of the Sandrine tungsten knife? I'd be interested by the cutting performances.

You're budget knives are my high end, but one day...I'm going Mid-Range!

Z Hunter rules them all!

I was wondering what happened to your Breitling. The Oceanus must be that good.

I have the Ritter Mk1 G2 and the TRM Atom. They are both very nice, but the Ritter is big for EDC. The Atom is a great EDC knife.

Great video !!

Cheers to the New Years

I have a neutron. Really wish the atom was left hand carry aswell

I own all three of your budget blades and love them all, but I can’t edc a front flipper, I use my knife a fair bit at work! I own 2 Atoms and a bunch of scales it is my winner as well! Recently got a sharp by design void and friggin love it ,and Without the giant flipper tab all the better😁

I find myself caught in the comment trap of only saying something when something negative comes to mind. Normally when there is nothing negative to say I refrain from commenting. So I just wanted to let you know this was a good video Nick. Merry Christmas.

The final solution to the pocket knife question

Hey Nick! Awesome video! Was wondering if you could make a video explaining Damascus steel. Thanks! Keep up the great work!

Love the Atom. Only thing with mine was it kept moving off center. Other than that it was great. Sold it to get something else but I’m going to get another one unless I can snag a Jcape v3 or v4

Nick, you gotta do a review on the gshock mudmaster GWG 1000, or the gshock rangeman GPR B1000. Probably not your style but I think you may enjoy the functionality of either one of these.

Hey (to who ever sees this)! What is the best budget minimalist watch?! I have a blue & light blast orange peel titanium busker that I'm trying to match. Looking to spend $350 maximum! Thank you for you time in advance!

Nick, if you like the Casio, I just got an Edifice solar chrono with blue accents and carbon fiber face for a very affordable $100 and I love it. I had ordered an Edox from T. O. M. because they had them on sale so I thought I was getting a $600 watch for $200 but it was only about $20 cheaper than the same model from Amazon so I got them to cancel the order even though they tried to make me take it. So for less than the $200 I would have spent I got the Casio Edifice EQS-800-CDB and a less expensive Casio Super Illuminator. The Edifice is not as expensive as the Oceanus but I think it's just as expensive looking.

Nick, just a quick question, how would you compare the TMR Atom to the Spyderco Spydiecheif? Very interested in both knives.

Nick, youre great! Would you please do a review of the benchmade nakamura and the hogue ex-5? Would be great, best regards

I have the Atlas, Viator, a NERD on pre-order and finally got my Neutron a few weeks ago. TRM blades are outstanding and I hope I can get in on the Atom pre- order. My only gripe is they are so hard to get.

Hard to argue too much with the Atom, but man i love the Enrique Pena production trapper!

That Monterrey is SO perfect

The problem with the TRM Neutron was that it stopped the knife bug for me. I was buying knives like crazy and then after getting one of those, it became the tool that I carried in my pocket every day. I stopped sitting around playing with my knives like I had been doing before and stopped watching as many of your videos except for the funny ones reviewing awful knives. I guess this is a good thing for me overall, but I did really enjoy watching all of your videos looking for which knife to buy next.

Nice job Nick!

"and a relatively high availability *although this video isn't gonna help that*" Lol you know the power you hold.

I'm disappointed that the Civivi fell out of your collection. I was hoping that would be a permanent addition for you, I know mine has become one of my absolute favorites very quickly. I'm guessing you received a Boos smoke mini, that knife is excellent as well, and could have easily made the list.

Someone please comment! I have a new Mel Pardue version Benchmade S30V Benchmade was a gift. I’ve had it a couple months using carefully on light stuff. At work other day I cut a single piece of 4” long 1/8-3/16” thick heat shrink rubber. It’s not hard plastic but a rubber. My S30V blade is completely dull now literally cannot even cut into a skin callous no joke. Is it defective?

Love me some knifes never thought they could be pain reliefs but trust me they are

Can you update description with product links?

Really like the McKenna. With any luck at all...or a lot of luck...the Atom will be mine in 19 hours. *watching the clock closely*

Besides, you takin' a break will ensure me havin' some dough left for X-mas presents for my family!

That dog camouflaged right into the background

trm two years in a row is there a possible collaboration in the near future

Sweet pick(s)...

SOG has major issues with the pocket clip on the Terminus XR. It's leaving the factory configured differently on different samples, seemingly at random. I cover the issue on my channel.

$1800 for a casio ?! Saw you coming..

+ 1 for the shout-out for Larrin Thomas.

Slicey blades please, I jumped on the Atom 12/19 release, excellent folder. Blade to handle ratio is stupid, so is 1 ounce to 1 inch, just thought I would throw that in. Hadn't seen the Drift yet, thanks.

Citizen Eco-Drive watches are my go to, mainly because of the low maintenance factor.

Love your voice bro 🤘

Really surprised you sold the Aerospace. I felt like that was the most "Nick Shabazz" watch out there. But that Casio is certainly very compelling at $500

damn it shabazz. as if getting a TRM wasn't challenging enough already... 😑👍

So budget you have b/w print outs

Go Herman! Go Poland 🇵🇱!

What kind of hand lotion do you use? I'm asking for a friend.

I love the flush torx heads on the Victorinox scales. Nothing worse than a proud head.

Is it just my video resolution or does the crkt homefront have chips out of the blade edge?

Budget line up to 100$ last year? Thx for all your hard work Mr. Nick.

sorry, i could not understand the names of the last two knives. thanks.

Evo Typhoon with a Japanese Tanto is my favorite EDC

For best budget knife I would go with Maxace Balance S, Civivi Damasteel and Hogue Deka models.

Rather than the Demko AD-15, I actually prefer my AD-10. A really beefy knife for my large paws.

Casio over Omega? OOOOKAY.....

Nick you should really review the MKM Terzuola Clap

Neat Picks...

Best Budget fixed blade is Schrade Sch 36.... $25.00 comes with sheath & sharpener... 1095 Steel..

Wow two years in a row for trm, maybe the nerd will win next year.

15:20 where do I find this knife? I can’t seem to find it under bladehq’s website.... help

Typhon second go unlimited please! Otherwise I will go for the ad15...

I was watch the vid as I wrote my comment. Didn't know you chose the TRM. Love that knife. I like right side tip up. Having the clip be swappable is nice but at the cost of cosmetics. It would be nice if you could order a knife with clip preference but it would be at a cost. I love the finish on the blade and what looks like chamfered edges around the beautiful logo. This knife caught my attention immediately. Thanks.

Giant Mouse Ace Sonoma should have at least been in the running in its price category. For me it would have beat out the Atom, but it should have at least been up there with it. Just my 2 cents.

Nick, Ikuchi!!!

Great year for Gear. This channel cost me a lot of cash but hey, you can’t take it with you in the end.